Improvement in trunks



`strips, in any suitable manner.

i give strength and stiffness toiboth i per frames.

` `tble, not liable =to b i disposed persons.

@CHESTER i5. ELYNT, or PHILADELBH'IA,v PENNSYLVANIA.

. IMPRovnMENT IN TRUNKS.

Leners Patent No. 90,088, zaad Ma/'y 18,1869.

`The Schedule referred to in these Letters atent and making `part of the same.

' To all whom it may concera: i

Be it known that I, CHESTER D. FLYNT, of the city andcounty of Philadelphia, and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Trunks; .and I dohereby declare-that` the following is a full and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings; and to the letters of reference marked thereon. p The nature of my invention mainly consists in the construction of trunk-frames orY boxes, in cushionform,of steel strips, which `are woven together, to form lattice-\vork, the ends, at `the line of junction ofthe lid with the lower part of the trunk, being confined, by means of rivets, or otherwise, to longitudinal `It also consists inthe useof angle metallic strips, in connection with thewoven fabric, at said joint, to

the lower and up- It further consists in the combination of angle metallic strips, with the lattice-work around the end of `the frames on Vtheir corners, to` impart additional n strength thereto.

The object of the improvement is the attainment of the greatest possible strength, with the least weight 3f-material in the frames,.and making'them indestruc- `e out through or broken Aby, evil- The frames'are covered with leath appearance of ordinary trunks. i y The peculiarconstruction and arrangement of the parts of the frames will be understood by'the fol1ow\ er, to have the ing description'.

. Injthe accompanying drawings, which make a part of this'speciiication--- Figure 1 is a plan ofthe improved trunk-frame. Figure 2 is a cross-section, at the line a b of fig.- 1. Figures 3 and 4 are` views, at right angles with each other, of one ofthe anglejstrips D.` i y .Figure 5 is across-section at the line c (l of iig. 4.

Figures 6 and 7 are, respectively, a face and end views of o ne ofthe angle-strips C.

Like lettersin all the iigures indicate the saine parts.

Y `A isthe bottom part of the trunk-frame, and

B the lidfor upper part oi' the'sain'e. l `construct each part of horizontal strips u, and

" crossstrips l1, which I weave together, to form lattice-work, as represented in rigs. 2 and 3.

. In order to'give the greatest degreeof strengtlnwith y the least requisite weight of material, I usually take crinoline-steel strips, varying the thickness to the strength required, of different vsizes of trunks, or else of the openings of the-lattice-work.

The. frames A and B, I construct on forms, of the After the lattice-work is wovenI usually coniin'e the ends ofthe strips a b, to strips of angle-iron, by means of rivets.

`One of the horizontal strips, C, is shown in detail, in figs. 6 and 7, which has projections, d, at its ends, to give increased strength at the point of connection To give still increased strength to the frames A and B, I confine, around their end corners, by means, of rivets e, angle-strips D, which I usually make of v copper, on account of its being more readily brought into form than iron. f

One of the strips for the part B, in'figs. 3, 4, and5.

The strips for stiiening the in the same manner.

is shown in detail lower part A, are made of the lid B, at the front and ends. I confine the leather covering to the frames A B, by.

sewing it thereto, in any convenient manner.

After the frames are. covered, I rivet .additional strips, D, on the corners, so as to cover the stitches, `and give additional stiffness to the frames.

strengthand stiffness.

have been previously used; but I make no claim to them, except in combination with the lattice-Work.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Let 1. The cushion-form frames A and Bmnade of steel strips,'woventogether, to form .lattice-work, substantially in the manner and for the purpose hereinbefore described.

' 2. The combination of the angle-strips C O with the strips a b, substantially in the manner and for the purpose set forth.

' 3. TheV combination ofthe angle-strips D with the strips a b, whereby great additional strength is given to the lattice-work, Vsubstantially as described.

hereunto set my hand, and aiixed my seal, this 7th day of April, A. D. 1869. f

. Witnesses z STEPHEN USTIGK,

JOHN WHITE.

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vary their relative 'capacity of resistance, by the size 'i proper size and dimensions, for'different sizes of trunks. f l

with the end-strips G', shown i'n cross-section in g. 2.

There are lap-strips, E, riveted at the lower edges j It must evidently appeal' that trunk-frames, constructed as described, ,with steel strips, interlaced and' strengthened `by angle` metallic strips, havegreat I am aware that angle-irons, for stiiening boxes, A

In testimony that the above is` my invention, I have CHESTER D. ELYNT. [1.. s]

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